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What is LEAD?
The LEAD Innovation Studio is a full-day program where we immerse students in a flexible, personalized learning environment, focused on problem solving and project-based learning.
Who Goes to LEAD?
The LEAD Innovation Studio is for any high-school student in the Park Hill School District. LEAD has students of every background and ability level.
News & Stories
![Seven student photos lined up side-by-side under National Merit Commended Student text]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790180620/parkhillk12mous/dxrrgp3ufa8scc8hv3vn/national-merit-commnded-26-27-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790180620/parkhillk12mous/dxrrgp3ufa8scc8hv3vn/national-merit-commnded-26-27-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of our seven seniors recognized as National Merit Commended Students.
![National Merit Semifinalist text next to a four-panel photo grid featuring individual portraits of four young men with dark hair, each wearing a different colored shirt.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1789666366/parkhillk12mous/sodhqfnjc9zlpgwpreqz/2026-NATIONAL-MERIT-SEMIFINALISTS--news-stories.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1789666366/parkhillk12mous/sodhqfnjc9zlpgwpreqz/2026-NATIONAL-MERIT-SEMIFINALISTS--news-stories.jpg","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of our National Merit Semifinalists!
![US News & World Report logo above Best High Schools text above our three high school logos.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1787323620/parkhillk12mous/trwitinroh7aseaitrfr/best-high-schools-26-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1787323620/parkhillk12mous/trwitinroh7aseaitrfr/best-high-schools-26-news-stories.png","width":400}])
Congratulations are in order for Park Hill South High School and Park Hill High School! According to U.S. News & World Report, they rank as the top two traditional public high schools on the Missouri side of the Kansas City metro area.
![2025 Freshman Orientation graphic with school logos and information.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1753802486/parkhillk12mous/axqwzl18wukt92qqox6h/2025-freshman-orientation-graphic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1753802486/parkhillk12mous/axqwzl18wukt92qqox6h/2025-freshman-orientation-graphic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1753802486/parkhillk12mous/axqwzl18wukt92qqox6h/2025-freshman-orientation-graphic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1753802486/parkhillk12mous/axqwzl18wukt92qqox6h/2025-freshman-orientation-graphic.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1753802486/parkhillk12mous/axqwzl18wukt92qqox6h/2025-freshman-orientation-graphic.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1753802486/parkhillk12mous/axqwzl18wukt92qqox6h/2025-freshman-orientation-graphic.png","width":2200}])
Freshman Orientation is coming up Thursday, Aug. 7, from 8:10 to 11:10 a.m.
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Congratulations to Park Hill High School and LEAD Innovation Studio senior Corbin Moyer for achieving Premier Distinction, the highest degree in the National Speech and Debate Association Honor Society!
![LEAD's BSU group photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684261098/parkhillk12mous/u00p4vi4ohngu94nbw74/NKC-BSU-award_newsstories3_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684261098/parkhillk12mous/u00p4vi4ohngu94nbw74/NKC-BSU-award_newsstories3_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1684261098/parkhillk12mous/u00p4vi4ohngu94nbw74/NKC-BSU-award_newsstories3_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1684261098/parkhillk12mous/u00p4vi4ohngu94nbw74/NKC-BSU-award_newsstories3_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1684261098/parkhillk12mous/u00p4vi4ohngu94nbw74/NKC-BSU-award_newsstories3_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684261098/parkhillk12mous/u00p4vi4ohngu94nbw74/NKC-BSU-award_newsstories3_1.jpg","width":1667}])
Congratulations to the LEAD Black Student Union (BSU) for receiving the 2023 NKC BSU Sankofa EMERGING LEADER Award.
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Through a social change internship at @StartlandKC and community engagement, a senior at PH LEAD Innovation Studio gave a passion project its wings. Learn more about her butterfly garden and the future of the project in this "Park Hill Story."
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New indoor and outdoor spaces foster collaboration at PH LEAD Innovation Studio. See these spaces in action and hear how they're helping students learn in this year's "LEAD Spotlight."
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We host our showcase each May. Check out examples of amazing student projects at LEAD.
![Photo of four students leaning on a table and smiling at the camera]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632415479/parkhillk12mous/qgrsysgpwyljyidqr6y7/LEADInnovationAward-01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1632415479/parkhillk12mous/qgrsysgpwyljyidqr6y7/LEADInnovationAward-01.jpg","width":400}])
The district received the Innovation Award for the LEAD Innovation Studio. Recognizing creative practices for making a powerful difference for students and staff, the $1,250 award is a collaboration between the Missouri Association of School Administrators and McKinstry, a design and construction company.
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